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India, U.K. need to simplify their regulatory mechanisms: London’s Lady Mayor

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 18:51
During her maiden visit to India, Mayor Dame Susan Langley emphasised on the need for both the countries to understand each other’s markets more strategically
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Kargil voices concern over Ladakh’s 7 new districts, ‘only 2 Muslim-majority’

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 18:43
Mustafa Haji, a lawyer and also the legal advisor of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), said the manner in which the districts have been created reflected “huge discrimination towards the Muslim population of Kargil”
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Record 92.6% turnout in West Bengal’s phase two poll; total State turnout highest since Independence

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 18:18
Total turnout across two phases of polling in the State stands at nearly 93%; CM accuses BJP of trying to “rig” the election at her Bhabanipur constituency
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Courts cannot reform faith, says SC in Sabarimala review

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 18:02
Religion must mend itself to stay relevant, say women who entered Kerala temple to enforce right to worship under a 2018 verdict; religious practices must harmonise with social reform, they say
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9 killed as rain batters Bengaluru

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 18:01
Seven dead in Bowring Hospital wall collapse, two people electrocuted in separate incidents
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Epic Group’s $100 million-garment manufacturing unit inaugurated in Odisha

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:56
Company’s core focus is net-zero carbon through solar, biomass, battery storage, and energy-efficient systems, says group founder Ranjan Mahtani
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IIFT construction nears completion, likely to be ready by June: Kakinada MP

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:33
The Centre has released ₹230 crore for the IIFT in Pithapuram assembly constituency.
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Days after logjam in BRICS envoys meeting, Jaishankar speaks with Araghchi

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:25
Ministers discuss current Iran-U.S. ceasefire, “bilateral, regional and international issues”; Iranian FM is yet to confirm participation in next month’s BRICS ministerial meet in Delhi; Russian FM will attend
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Exit polls predict close contest in West Bengal, DMK+ lead in Tamil Nadu, UDF ahead in Kerala, NDA victory in Assam and Puducherry

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:25
Axis My India projected a huge surge for actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
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Exit polls 2026 highlights: Higher voter turnout in favour of Trinamool Congress, says Saugata Roy

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:22
Reacting to the exit poll, TMC MP Saugata Roy said, "the party will do very well. High voter turnout is in favour of TMC. It is against the BJP because people are angry with the role of the Election Commission, which is in a conspiracy with the BJP."
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Judiciary chapter ‘scrutinised at the highest level, including NCERT director,’ expert states in textbook row

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:20
Suparna Diwakar, one of the three experts named as ‘responsible’ by the NCERT in drafting the ‘corruption in judiciary’ chapter in now-banned Class 8 Social Science book, says she had ‘no authorial, evaluative or decision-making role’
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DGP Shivadhar Reddy to be made Telangana State Security Advisor

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:13
Role includes law and order advisory, crime control, and coordination with Centre
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Court rejects autorickshaw permit plea of man acquitted in 26/11 terror case

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:11
Bombay High Court says refusal of authorities to issue police clearance certificate on security grounds justified
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